Geology News

The Pacific Coast city of Victoria, British Columbia is on the move, literally. The Canadian city of about 75,000 people has moved 3 millimetres to the west in the past two days because of a seismic event that ...2.9

I-90 Restricted At Snoqualmie Pass From Rockslides The Associated Press September 13, 2005, 8:47 AM PDT SNOQUALMIE PASS -- Westbound traffic on I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass remains restricted to one lane while the ...2.7

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. has been informed that Watts, Griffis and McOuat has completed the first drill hole for 2005 and has commenced drilling the second drill target "B01" on September 11th.2.7

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom will begin a geological survey of the Sakhalin shelf in the near future, a company spokesman said Tuesday.2.7

A boulder rests in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90. It was considered a hazard and brought down after Sunday's slide.2.7

It's a busy construction season, even for an 80-foot-tall rig headed for some late-summer work along the Chesapeake Bay.2.7

One of the most rugged and beautiful areas of Britain was yesterday recognised by Unesco as a geopark because of its outstanding geological features.2.7

In August 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency held an emergency training session during which they pinpointed the three most likely catastrophes to strike the United States: The first being a ...2.7

Source: Asia Properties, Inc. Asia Properties Enters Into Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire Exclusive Mineral Rights to Oil Deposit in China Geological Survey Indicates Nearly Half a Billion U.S. Dollars ...2.7

A Highland area containing some of Europe's most important geological treasures has been officially named as Scotland's first Geopark.2.7

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The latest in a series of small earthquakes struck in the Salton Sea area of Imperial County late ... There were no reports of damage or injury, a lieutenant with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.2.7

A large, slow-growing volcanic bulge in Eastern Oregon is attracting the attention of seismologists who say that the rising ground could be the beginnings of a volcano or simply magma shifting underground.2.7

Don't be surprised if the park rangers start bending your ear about rocks the next time you visit the Marin Headlands or Point Reyes National Seashore.2.7

Tehran, Sept 11, IRNA-Iranian experts discovered remains of reptiles dating back to the Cretaceous period in Shirvan, a city in the northeastern province of North Khorassan, it was reported here Sunday.2.7

It seems as if the only professionals comfortable with writing off a groundwater aquifer near the Civic Center work for either the Environmental Protection Agency or the Atlantic Richfield Co.2.7

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale rocked Aceh Province Saturday night, following another minor one in the day, official news agency Antara said Sunday.2.7

Though global warming bothers scientists the world over and concern is expressed about melting glaciers, here is a bit of good news which says, well, that we can play it cool.2.7

A moderate earthquake occurred at 16:57:47 on Saturday, September 10, 2005. The magnitude 5.9 event has been located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA.

At least one expert says it could be 30 years or more. Ron Surdam, Wyoming's state geologist, said if current trends continue, the state could reap more than $4 billion in revenue from coal, gas and oil by 2036 ...2.7

Hurricane Katrina has almost doubled the number of students enrolled in the graduate geology program at Kansas State University.2.7

When Luke Trusel says he was on top of the world this summer, he isn’t kidding.

FEMA Director Removed From Relief Efforts New Orleans Evacuation Picks Up Speed Louisiana National Guard Soldiers Return Home From Iraq Outside Help in New Orleans for Collection of Bodies Katrina Evacuees ...3.2

Stock Symbol: TSX: VUL Shares issued: 28,510,884 ST. JOHN'S, NL, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - Vulcan Minerals Inc.2.7

Austin Peay State University's second annual Faculty Research Forum will start next week with a presentation on gender and mathematics.2.7

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Friday off the northeast coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey There were no immediate reports of damage, and officials said there ...7.2

When the ancient remains of a Columbian mammoth were found in San Jose this summer, San Jose State University geology Professor David Andersen was the first scientist on the scene.

The Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are the Energizer Bunnies of planetary exploration ... This was in 1977, just after NASA's Viking spacecraft had arrived at Mars, and while we were in the Space Sciences building she spotted a three-by-five card tacked to a bulletin board, announcing that a professor who was a member of the Viking ...2.7

Yemen is rich in a variety of stones with different colors used mainly for building houses.4.5

Genese I In Paris, Mireille Belleau is hurrying to class at the Sorbonne. On her way, she exchanges greetings with several friends and acquaintances.2.7

Jeong Dae-hoon's special prosecution team investigating into the Russian oil investment scandal conducted a search and seizure at Lee Ki-myeong's office in Jongno-gu and his residence in Gangseo-gu. Lee ...2.7

East Delta Resources Corp. is pleased to announce encouraging results obtained from recent exploration activities at its Bake Property, an 85 square kilometer property located in Jinping County in the Province ...2.7

Personality & Interests This episode delves into the idea that whatever you were when you were a child gives insight into what you would like to be when you are older, beginning a career.2.7

Licensing changes and other government initiatives, in conjunction with higher oil and gas prices, are boosting the number of operators and wells in Northwest Europe.2.7

Tafelberg Road on Table Mountain has been blocked by a massive rockfall near Platteklip Gorge.2.7